This class is a figure drawing class designed for people of all levels. From novice to pro, the need for continued practice is essential in making a more personal figurative drawing.  Through thought-out and easily understood exercises, the student will more easily understand the living form of the model. 

After this class, the student will have the greater facility to create more easily from the imagination and will have greater confidence to edit the living model. Therefore, the student can interpret more poetically what he/she sees and make the drawing or painting more personal as a result.

Supply list

• 18″X24″ Newsprint Pad, Rough or Smooth or any pad this size that you might already have.
• Derwent Drawing pencils, Black and or Venetian Red (Other type of charcoal pencils are fine)
• Good eraser or erasers, (Magic Rub, Kneaded,etc.)
• 3-ring binder
• Note paper
• 3 sheets of Strathmore charcoal paper (roughly 19″X25″). The instructor uses Pottery Green but you can get any similar color as long as the value is pretty close to being the same.
• 2 sheets of Strathmore charcoal paper in black.
• X-Acto knife
• Drawing board. I like to use foam core board and clips, but if you have or get a ready made masonite board with built-in clips, that’ll be fine.

Workshop etiquette

• If you arrive late, please enter quietly. If you have equipment to set up, please wait for a break to set up so that you do not disrupt the class.
• The front row of benches is reserved for individuals who are sitting. Standing in the front row will block the view of those behind you. Personal easels are not allowed in the front row, unless they are low enough that it does not obstruct any portion of the view of the people behind you.
• Please be mindful of the amount of space you and your equipment occupy. Economize your work space to accommodate fellow artists.
• Please be polite to the models, and ask first before taking their pictures. The model may require a fee.
• Please do not talk while class is in session. Save all discussions for outside the studio.
• Be sure to switch cell phones and pagers to silent model.
• Don’t comment on others’ work unless it is solicited.
• Animals are not permitted at school for health reasons. Assistance dogs for the disabled are allowed.
• Please clean up your work area and properly dispose of your waste after class. Use the brush cleaning closet, not the bathroom sinks, to clean your hands, paintbrushes and other art tools.
• No turpentine or smelly solvents and mediums are allowed. Odorless mineral spirits is preferred.

Class Starting Friday, May 08

8 sessions

• Friday, May 08, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, May 15, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, May 22, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, May 29, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, June 05, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, June 12, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, June 19, 10:00AM- 2:00PM
• Friday, June 26, 10:00AM- 2:00PM

$20 registration fee to be paid directly to LAAFA
Early bird until April 24, $599 thereafter

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